Star Trek Original-Season Two-Ritterson's Episode Guides

Star Trek Original Episode Guide

SEASON TWO

#30 "CATSPAW"

Written by Robert Bloch

Directed by Joseph Pevney

Guest Stars: Crewman Jackson-Jimmy Jones, Lt. Vincent Desalle-Michael Barrier, Sylvia-Antoinette Bower, Korob-Theo Marcuse, Lt. Kyle-John Winston

Stardate 3018.2

Airdate 10/27/67

Castles, dungeons, witches and black cats prevail as Kirk seeks a rational explanation of-and escape from-forces that lured him to an alien planet.

#31 "METAMORPHOSIS"

Written by Gene L. Coon

Directed by Ralph Senensky

Guest Stars: Nancy Hedford-Eleanor Donahue, Zefram Cochrane-Glenn Corbett

Stardate 3219.8

Airdate 11/1067

A cloudlike creature detours an Enterprise shuttlecraft to a remote planetoid where the travelers are to provide its sole human inhabitant with companionship-forever.

#32 "FRIDAY'S CHILD"

Written by D.C. Fontana

Directed by Joseph Pevney

Guest Stars: Eleen-Julie Newmar, Kras-Tige Andrews, Maab, Keel-Cal Boder, Akaar-Ben Cage, Crewman Grant-Robert Bralver

Stardate 3497.2

Airdate 12/01/67

Kirk jeopardizes the lives of his own men when he intervenes in a society where life is valued below combat and personal integrity.

#33 "WHO MOURNS FOR ADONAIS?"

Written by Gilbert A. Ralston and Gene L. Coon

Directed by Marc Daniels

Guest Stars: Apollo-Michael Forest, Lt. Carolyn Palamas-Leslie Parrish, Lt. Kyle-John Winston

Stardate 3468.1

Airdate 09/22/67

Mortals battle an immortal when the Enterprise is seized by the Greek god Apollo.

#34 "AMOK TIME"

Written by Theodore Sturgeon (AKA Edward Hamilton Waldo)

Directed by Joseph Pevney

Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, T'Pring-Arlene Martel, T-Pau-Celia Lovsky, Stonn-Lawrence Montaigne, Admiral Komack-Byron Morrow

Stardate 3372.7

Airdate 09/29/67?

Obeying an ancient Vulcan marriage rite Spock engages in mortal combat with his fiances chosen champion-Captain Kirk.

#35 "THE DOOMSDAY MACHINE"

Written by Norman Spinrad

Directed by Marc Daniels

Guest Stars: Commodore Decker-William Windom, Crewman Elliot-John Copage, Crewman Washburn-Richard Compton, Crewman Russ-Tim Burns, Lt. Palmer-Elizabeth Rogers, Lt. Kyle-John Winston, Crewman Montgomery-Jerry Catron

Stardate 4202.9

Airdate 10/20/67

Kirk has the hopeless task of deactivating a weapon that has wandered into the galaxy, digesting entire planets as it goes.

#36 "WOLF IN THE FOLD"

Written by Robert Bloch

Directed by Joseph Pevney

Guest Stars: Hengist-John Fielder, Jaris-Charles MaCauley, Sybo-Pilar Seurat, Tark-Joseph Bernard, Morla-Charles Dierkop, Yeoman Tankris-Judy McConnell, Lt. Karen Tracey-Virginia Alderidge, Kara-Tania Lemani

Stardate 3614.9

Airdate 12/22/67

When a Latter-day Jack The Ripper terrorizes a crime free planet evidence points to Chief Engineer Scott whose fingerprints are on the murder weapon.

#37 "THE CHANGELING"

Written by John Meredyth Lucas

Directed by Marc Daniels

Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Voice of Nomad-Vic Perrin, Mr. Singh-Blaisdell Makee, Lt. Carlisle-Arnold Lessing

Stardate 34510.9

Airdate 09/29/67

Kirk encounters a sophisticated killer a talking metallic cylinder programmed to destroy lifeforms that don't meet mechanical standards of perfection.

#38 "THE APPLE"

Written by Max Ehrlich and Gene L. Coon

Directed by Joseph Pevney

Guest Stars: Lt. Kyle-John Winston, Akuta-Keith Andes, Sayana-Shari Nims, Makora-David Soul, Hendorff-Mal Friedman, Yeoman Martha Landon-Celeste Yarnall, Marple-Jerry Daniels, Ensign Mallory-Jay Jones, Kaplan-Dick Dial

Stardate 3715.3

Airdate 10/13/67

Kirk tries to save the Enterprise from destruction by destroying a powerful god-machine and the paradise it provides for its subjects.

#39 "MIRROR, MIRROR"

Written by Jerome Bixby

Directed by Marc Daniels

Guest Stars: Tharn-Vic Perrin, Lt. Marlena Moreau-Barbara Luna, Farrell-Pete Kellett, Wilson-Garth Pillsbury, Lt. Kyle-John Winston

Stardate 3882.8

Airdate 10/06/67

Kirk, Dr. McCoy, Scotty and Uhura try to reverse the effects of a storm that swept them into an incredibly savage universe, where the Enterprise is there with a cruel crew.

#40 "THE DEADLY YEARS"

Written by David P. Harmon

Directed by Joseph Pevney

Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Robert Johnson-Felix Locher, Elaine Johnson-Laura Wood, Commodore George Stocker-Charles Drake, Dr. Janet Wallace-Sarah Marshall, Lt. Arlene Galway-Beverly Washburn, Yeoman Doris Atkins-Carolyn Nelson

Stardate 3478.2

Airdate 12/08/67

Sudden senility attacks top officers of the Enterprise who have contracted a strange aging disease.

#41 "I, MUDD"

Written by Stephen Kandel and David Gerrold

Directed by Marc Daniels

Guest Stars: Harcourt Fenton Mudd-Roger C. Carmel, Stella Mudd-Kay Elliot, Norman-Richard Tatro, 'Alice' series-Alyce and Rhea Andrece, 'Herman' series-Tom and Ted LaGarde, 'Barbara' series-Collen and Maureen Thornton, 'Maisy' series-Tamara and Starr Wilson, Lt. Rowe-Mike Howden, Ensign Jordan-Michael Zaslow

Stardate 4513.3

Airdate 11/03/67

Kirk and company fall prey to their old nemesis Harry Mudd who is now both ruler and captive of an android civilization.

#42 "THE TROUBLE WITH TRIBBLES

Written by David Gerrold

Directed by Joseph Pevney

Guest Stars: Nilz Barris-William Schallert, Captain Koloth-William Campbell, Cyrano Jones-Stanley Adams, Mr. Lurry-Whit Bissell, Korax-Michael Pataki, Arne Darvin-Charlie Brill, Admiral Fitzpatrick-Ed Reimers, Ensign Freeman-Paul Baxley, Guy Raymond, David Ross

Stardate 4523.3

Airdate 12/29/67

Kirk assigned to protect a grain shipment finds that he has trouble with "Tribbles"-balls of purring fluff that live on grain and are incredibly prolific.

#43 "BREAD AND CIRCUSES"

Written by Gene Roddenberry and Gene L. Coon

Story by John Kneubuhl

Directed by Ralph Senensky

Guest Stars: Septimus-Ian Wolfe, Flavius-Rhodes Reason, Captain R. M. Merik-Merikus, Claudius Marcus, Drusilla-Lois Jewell, Maximus-Max Kelven, Game Announcer-Bartell LaRue

Stardate 4040.7

Airdate 03/15/68

The Enterprise officers are forced into gladiator combat where a savage Roman Empire uses 20th-century technology.

#44 "JOURNEY TO BABEL"

Written by D. C. Fontana

Directed by Joseph Pevney

Guest Stars: Sarek-Mark Lenard, Amanda-Jane Wyatt, Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Thelev-William O'Connell, Shras-Reggie Nalder, Gav-John Wheeler, Lt. Josephs-James X. Mitchell

Stardate 3842.3

Airdate 11/17/67

Jane Wyatt portrays Mr. Spock's human mother in an episode that examines the Vulcans family relationships.

#45 "A PRIVATE LITTLE WAR"

Teleplay by Gene Roddenberry

Story by Jud Crucis

Directed by Marc Daniels

Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Tyree-Michael Whitney, Nona-Nancy Kovac, Dr. M'Benga-Brooker Bradshaw, Apella-Arthur Bernard, Krell-Ned Romero, Yutan-Gary Pillar

Stardate 4211.4

Airdate 02/02/68

Kirk takes dangerous steps to restore the status quo on a primitive planet where the Klingons are escalating the development of weapons.

(2268)

#46 "THE GAMESTERS OF TRISKELION"

Written by Margaret Armen

Directed by Gene Nelson

Guest Stars: Galt-Joseph Ruskin, Shana-Angelique Pettyjohn, Lars-Steve Sandor, Kloog-Mickey Morton, Ensign Jana Haines-Victoria George, Tamoon-Jane Ross

Stardate 3211.7

Airdate 01/05/68

On an uncharted planet Kirk, Uhura and Chekov are shackled in collars and trained for mortal combat to amuse their captors.

#47 "OBSESSION"

Written by Art Wallace

Directed by Ralph Senensky

Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Ensign Garrovick-Stephen Brooks,

Ensign Rizzo-Eddie Paskey

Stardate 3619.2

Airdate 12/15/67

Driven by guilt Kirk jeopardizes his career and many lives to destroy a monster, a gaseous creature hard to penetrate that lives on red corpuscles.

#48 "THE IMMUNITY SYNDROME"

Written by Robert Sabaroff

Directed by Joseph Pevney

Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Lt. Kyle-John Winston

Stardate 4307.1

Airdate 01/19/68

The Enterprise becomes an antibody to penetrate an energy draining invader that has annihilated an entire star system and is about to reproduce.

#49 "A PIECE OF THE ACTION"

Teleplay by David P. Harmon and Gene L. Coon

Story by David P. Harmon

Directed by James Komack

Guest Stars: Lt. Hadley-William Blackburn, Bela Oxmyx-Anthony Caruso, Jojo Krako-Vic Tayback, Kalo-Lee Delano, Zabo-Steve Marlo, Tepo-John Harmon, Mirt-Jay Jones

Stardate 4598.0

Airdate 01/12/68

Kirk and his boys come on like gangbusters when they visit a planet who's culture is patterned after Chicago's gangland society of the 1920's.

#50 "BY ANY OTHER NAME"

Teleplay by D. C. Fontana and Jerome Bixby

Story by Jerome Bixby

Directed by Marc Daniels

Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Rojan-Warren Stevens, Kelinda-Barbara Bouchet, Hanar-Stewart Moss, Tomar-Robert Fortier, Lt. Shea-Carl Byrd, Drea-Leslie Dalton, Yeoman Leslie Thompson-Julie Cobb

Stardate 4657.5

Airdate 02/23/68

Kirk tries to outwit colonizers from Andromeda who assume human form to seize the Enterprise.

#51 "RETURN TO TOMORROW"

Written by John Kingsbridge

Directed by Ralph Senensky

Guest Stars: Nurse Christine Chapel-Majel Barrett, Dr. Anne Mulhall-Diana Muldaur, Sargon-William Shatner, Thalassa-Diana Muldaur, Henoch-Leonard Nimoy

Stardate 4768.3

Airdate 02/09/68

An experimental transplant between formless creature and three members of the Enterprise crew works well until the creature in Spocks body elects to keep its new form.

#52 "PATTERNS OF FORCE"

Written by John Meredyth Lucas

Directed by Vincent McEveety

Guest Stars: John Gill-David Brian, Melakon-Skip Homeier, Isak-Richard Evans, Daras-Laura Norland, Abrom-William Wintersole, Eneg-Patrick Hargon, Davod-Chuck Courtney

Stardate 2534.0

Airdate 02/16/68

On the planet Ekos, Kirk tries to prevent history from repeating itself when a self-styled fuhrer begins leading his people down a bloody Nazi path.

#53 "THE ULTIMATE COMPUTER"

Teleplay by D. C. Fontana

Story by Laurence N. Wolfe

Directed by John Meredyth Lucas

Guest Stars: Dr. Richard Daystrom-William Marshall, Commodore Robert Wesley-Barry Russo, Ensign Harper-Sean Morgam, M-5 computer voice-James Doohan

Stardate 4729.4

Airdate 03/08/68

The ultimate computer probes the problem of man vs. machine. The question is more than academic for Kirk who has been temporarily replaced by a computer that can think-and will insure its own survival at any cost.

#54 "THE OMEGA GLORY"

Teleplay by Art Wallace

Story by Gene Roddenberry and Art Wallace

Directed by Vincent McEveety

Guest Stars: Cloud William-Roy Jensen, Sirah-Irene Kelley, Wu-Lloyd Kino, Captain Ronald Tracey-Morgan Woodward, Lt. Galloway-David L. Ross, Lt. Leslie-Eddie Paskey, Dr. Carter-Ed McReady

Stardate 4798.5?

Airdate 03/01/68

On an Omega IV spaceship Kirk battles a starship captain who is using advanced weaponry to decide the outcome of the planets civil war.

#55 "ASSIGNMENT: EARTH"

Teleplay by Art Wallace

Story by Art Wallace and Gene Roddenberry

Directed by Marc Daniels

Guests: Gary Seven-Robert Landing, Roberta Lincoln-Teri Garr, Barbara Babcock, Cromwell-Don Keefer, Colonel Nesvig-Morgan Jones, Sergeant Lipton-Lincoln Demyan, Bruce Mars, Security Chief-Paul Baxley, Isis-The Cat, voice of Mission Control-Bartell LaRue, Cape Kennedy radio voice-James Doohan

Stardate 4807.2?

Airdate 03/29/68

Robert Lansing appears as Gary Seven a human messiah trained by aliens to save mankind from itself.

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